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Amazon says Trump's 'improper pressure' doomed Pentagon bid
- danso 7y agoOne key accusation by Amazon seems to be that the decision to consider and then award Microsoft was made before SecDef Esper publicly recused himself: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/technology/amazon-jedi-dod-contract-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/technology/amazon-jedi-do... > A speechwriter for Mr. Mattis, the former defense secretary, says in a book published several weeks ago that Mr. Trump had wanted to give the contract to a company other than Amazon. > Amazon’s complaint says that the Pentagon began preparing to award the contract to Microsoft on Oct. 17. But on Oct. 22, Mr. Esper said he was recusing himself from the process because his son worked for IBM, which had bid on the contract and been rejected.